How Much Joy?

Do you have harvest time joy? How about battle victory joy? That’s the kind of joy Isaiah prophesied would accompany the coming of Messiah. Now that Messiah has come, shouldn’t we have at least that much joy, or even greater joy? We can be harvest-challenged, battle-challenged people, but three “for’s” from Isaiah 9:1-7, convey the complete joy that Jesus, the Messiah, brings!